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𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲! Hiring the right talent is critical to business success, but if you’re struggling to fill key roles or experiencing turnover, it might be time to revisit your hiring approach. 💡 Here are some signs that suggest it’s time to rethink your strategy: ➡️ 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 If your job posts have been active for over 6 weeks and you’re not seeing the right candidates, it’s a sign that your approach or channels may not be effective. You could be missing out on top talent because your role isn’t being marketed in the right way or the job description doesn’t resonate with the audience you're targeting. ➡️ 𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 Seeing the same type of candidates over and over, but not finding the right fit? This could mean your candidate sourcing or screening process isn’t aligned with the skills and culture you need. Sometimes, it’s about going beyond the traditional platforms and reaching out to more passive candidates. ➡️ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 If retention is something you're struggling with it often signals a mismatch in expectations or cultural fit. Hiring for both skills and culture fit/add long term is essential. ➡️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 If candidates don’t seem excited about your company or you’re not receiving positive feedback on your employer brand, it’s time to rethink how you’re presenting your business to the market. Top talent is drawn to companies with a strong mission, vision, and clear growth path. ➡️ 𝐃𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 If the same hiring platforms are delivering fewer results, it’s time to diversify. Expanding to new platforms or talent networks can refresh your talent pipeline. - At HUG, we specialise in Engineering and Product recruitment, helping businesses from startups to more established brands overcome these hiring challenges. We offer: 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: We source candidates who match your team’s skills and culture. 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥: We connect you with top-tier tech talent, locally and globally. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: We cut time-to-hire by focusing on quality candidates who are ready to make an impact. If any of these signs resonate, let’s talk about how we can help your team scale. 🤗

Event season is in full swing and it’s great to be back at another CogX Festival Leadership Summit! Some really interesting talks including one from the wonderful Debbie W. at Google discussing how we can use AI innovation to boost productivity and fuel growth. - “You don’t need an AI strategy, you need to know how AI can underpin your business strategy” 💡 And as always we had a lovely time speaking with a lot of founders, hearing about a number of advances in AI and seeing some pretty cool new products. Back to our desks now with some lovely portraits courtesy of Kelvin Tang 鄧灝鏘 and the team! 😅 If you’re looking for a couple of next gen cyborg-type recruitment partners, we might now be a good fit. 😂📸 - Dan Morley #cogx #network

What you are looking for is right here! 👀 … that is if you are looking to make your next move within Engineering or Product 😁. Despite the turbulent market, in the last few months we have seen many of our clients starting to scale again and have some exciting new partnerships too so fingers crossed this shows that things are on the up for all of us! Something that has been really great for me is continuing to have as many in person coffees, tea’s, the occasional beer, lunches.. and sometimes runs with all of you in my network. It’s the best way to get to know somebody, build or maintain a relationship and grow your network. - you can give also your eyes a short break from screen time.🤓💻 Sometimes you get great book recommendation’s too - thanks Ankit for this one ☝🏼(picture). I’ve just ordered my copy and if any of you have some good reads to share send them my way. 🫶🏼 Here are a few of the latest jobs that have just come in across Engineering & Product at HUG. If anything tickles your fancy please do drop me a message! 📩 ➡️ Senior Android Engineer | Health Tech | London Office, Hybrid | Up to 80,000 GBP. ➡️ Product Manager x2 | B2B SaaS | London Office, Hybrid | Up to 65,000 GBP. ➡️ Senior Python Engineer | B2B SaaS | London Office, Hybrid | Up to 75,000 GBP. ➡️ Senior Front End Engineer | Fintech | Netherlands, Hybrid | Up to 82,000 EUR. Please note I cannot provide sponsorship for any of these opportunities. #hiring #engineering #product

Hot jobs, interviewing now! 🔥 ➡️ Senior/Lead Back End Engineer | Travel/Tech Start Up | Remote in UK or Netherlands & 4 Day Week | Up to 80,000 GBP plus options. ➡️ Platform Engineering Manager | SaaS Business | London Office, Hybrid | Up to 115,000 GBP per annum. ➡️ Senior Full Stack Engineer | Social Platform | London, Hybrid | Up to 90,000 GBP per annum. ➡️ Head of Engineering | Entertainment Industry | London, Hybrid | Up to £150,000 Please reach out to the team if any of these roles are of interest! Ellé Shum Dan Morley Ashley Beaumont Leanne Smith #techjobs #softwareengineering #talent

🎪 The countdown is on, RecFest UK is less than 10 sleeps away and I cannot wait! 🎪 Super excited to say I will be in attendance with (TTC) The Talent Community team so come and say hello at our stand for all things talent and more! 🤩 We're also hosting an interactive live roundtable session presented by none other than the amazing Steve Jacobs and Martyn Redstone. 📢 If you want to understand how you can implement and use AI to supercharge your results in Talent Acquisition then this is for you! Whether you are a novice or an AI wizz, there's something for everyone to take away from this session. 🧙♂️ 🤖 UNLEASH YOUR AI SUPERPOWER: From Beginner to Ninja 🤖 ⏰ 3:30 - 4:30pm 📍 Discovery Village I have the pleasure of hosting alongside Sean Allen, Charlene Simpson, Grace Moorhouse and Curtis McKoy and look forward to seeing what conversations spark! 💡 To join us for the session make sure you download the RecFest app and register to attend! 📲 Looking forward to seeing you all soon and a big thanks as always to the RecFest team for facilitating the best TA event to ever happen. (personal opinion, although I don't think I will have any objections haha). #rectfest24 #TTC #AI

Are you a Senior or Lead Back End Engineer seeking an exciting new opportunity? Look no further! We have partnered with a dynamic start-up in the travel/tech space who have completed a successful first funding round and are gearing up for the launch of their innovative app! Think personalised travel experiences with the help of AI. 🌏 🧠 This client is looking to start growing out their internal team and having an experienced Engineer to own the back end is going to be integral for growth of the business. The app so far has been built using Python and React, hosted on AWS. 📍 Remote in London 💚 4 Day Working Week. You'll be working for a business that actually does care about your work/life balance. (yes, they exist!) 📈 Opportunity to really make an impact and grow with the business. 💶 Salary (slide into my dm's and I'll be happy to discuss). If you would like to find out more please drop me a message. 😊

Hi all, one for my network in the Netherlands! We’re partnered with an exciting AI-powered sustainability platform who are looking to grow their engineering function with a Full Stack Software Engineer to join the team and make a real impact! If you’re a developer who enjoys a challenge, wants to add real impact and make a positive difference through technology and also likes to be given the autonomy to work how you work best then this might be great for you. 💻 - Mid/Snr Full Stack Engineer 👩🏻🔧 - React.js/C#/ASP.NET/TypeScript/Azure/Micro Service Architecture 📍- Remote in Netherlands/Amsterdam 📑 - Temp to Perm (Freelance hire initially but with hopes this will be a permanent employee for the business in the long term) 💶 - Up to 400 EUR per day (If you’re a permanent employee and want to explore contract options i’m more than happy to go over these details - This equates to an annual salary of around 95K) Drop me a message if you’re interested. 📥

📣📣 Senior/Lead Product Design Candidate Alert 📣📣 I’m sure all recruiters can relate to having a great candidate get back in touch with you and unfortunately not having something fitting at the time so I wanted to share a fantastic Product Designer with you. Here’s an overview of his experience: ➡️ 15 years experience predominantly in B2B SaaS companies but also has a wealth of experience across different industries with start ups, scale ups and digital agencies. ➡️ Incredibly enthusiastic with a clear passion for what he does and drive to make real impact in any team he is a part of. ➡️ UX/UI Blend, high proficiency using Figma to create design systems and multi-variant components. End to end project delivery. 📍- Based in London. I’ll always do what I can to connect good people with each other so if anybody is looking for somebody that might fit this description please drop me a message and I’d be more than happy to share further details and his portfolio. ** and no, no fee required. **

Why is salary benchmarking so important? 📊 1. Talent Attraction: In a competitive job market, offering a competitive salary is vital to attract the best candidates. - A number of other factors come into play including the benefit package as a whole, however base salary is still up there as one of the most important deciding factors for candidates when making a decision on a role. 2. Employee Retention: Well paid and well looked after employees equals happier employees that feel valued and thus leading to better retention. 3. Identifying room for Improvement: Comprehensive salary benchmarking allows for comparison between pay and benefits between your business and competitors. These reports can help identify areas where competition might be outperforming your organisation and vice versa. I have just updated HUG’s 2024 Salary Benchmarking guide for hires across Product and Engineering both permanent and contract covering the areas below: ➡️ Software Engineering ➡️ Architecture ➡️ DevOps ➡️ Product, UX and Design ➡️ Senior Appointments If you would like to take a look at the guide, drop me a message and i’d be more than happy to share! 📥 For all those looking for work in my network this might be useful to you too. #salarybenchmarking #techjobs